Read the Chapter on Marxism in the provided textbook on Literary Theories, page 55, and complete the assignment.
Read the short story, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, and answer the questions below.
https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/1-the_gift_of_the_magi_0.pdf
1. How does the literary work reflect (intentionally or not) the socioeconomic conditions of the time in which it was written and/or the time in which it is set, and what do those conditions reveal about the history of class struggle?
2. Can this work be a critique of the materialism or classicism? If so, explain how. Include details and examples to illustrate your points.
3. You need to have at least two paragraphs with a thesis statement.